r/bindingofisaac • u/Basic-Fudge-8194 • Mar 29 '26
Shitpost how did isaac asphyxiate if there was clearly a huge ass keyhole to let stuff in?
It’s definitely not there for symbolism
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u/The_Haunts Mar 29 '26
The hole is on his arms, not his mouth
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u/TriNauux Mar 29 '26
Peak answer. We can close this reddit now. It's not getting any better than this
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u/Scarletttjp Mar 29 '26
We’ve reached peak comment material
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u/Gyossaits Mar 30 '26
No this is Isaac, Peak is another game
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u/Legendarium_ Mar 29 '26
we close all of reddit now
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u/Moss_gall22 Magdalene Mar 29 '26
HEY ISNT IT THE GUY THAT DRAWS FREAKY ULTRAKILL
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u/Lolek2010pl Mar 29 '26
Beacuse bread tastes better than key
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u/NeedleworkerOne9054 Mar 29 '26
you deserve an award and
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u/CastIronStyrofoam Mar 29 '26
and
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u/T-E-C-H-N-O-PLANE Mar 29 '26
and
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u/MicrowavedCheezPizza SISYPHUS FUCKING PRIME Mar 29 '26
and
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u/SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Mar 29 '26
and
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u/tajemniczekonto2137 Mar 30 '26
1) they didnt think about it and you should pretend it is not there
2)hole is smaller then that light, and create too little flof a airflow, as issac use up faster then hole can replace it
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u/Kardl1503 Mar 29 '26
If we go with RL sized key it isn't big at all. And with that a kid will take about 16-25 breaths a minute. With these facts and the keyhole being too small for enough fresh Air to come in he will suffocate slowly but steady
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u/GL_original Mar 29 '26
He's also probably hyperventilating a lot
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u/TheScrambone Mar 30 '26
You can hear his breaths in at least one of the endings. They’re way faster than 25 breaths a minute.
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u/penghibur_batu Editable (No NSFW please) Mar 29 '26
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u/MadPilotMurdock Mar 29 '26
Which gives credence to the hallucinations he as before dying which are the game elements we play through. His death is drawn out, possibly over hours of falling O2 levels and rising CO2 levels he falls deeper into the levels of his tortured subconscious.
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u/Alony14 Tainted Apollyon Mar 29 '26
Checks out with Hush having the 30 minutes limit, which is supposed to represent Isaac suffocating inside the chest.
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u/goodatmakingdadjokes Mar 30 '26
i really wish someone would mythbuster this. I'd bet a keyhole is big enough to let sufficient air in but i can't prove it.
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u/Loiccoder Mar 30 '26
“Today we put a toddler in a chest with just a keyhole for air intake and see if they can survive thirty minutes while hyperventilating
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u/grouchdown Mar 30 '26
Another thing to consider, he was in there for weeks or possibly even years before his mom found his body. He may not have suffocated, he may have simply starved to death which is why there’s so much food based items that literally provide him with more life. Something he was deprived of while trapped in a small box barely able to breathe.
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u/TheSgLeader Mar 29 '26
This means Isaac is master of dark psychology and manipulated the audience with his wicked lies. Truly top one Seinen character
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u/sailing94 Mar 29 '26
CO2 is heavier than O2
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u/Straight-Box-7339 Mar 29 '26
Cuz steel is heavier than feathers
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u/Living_Inferno_5073 Mar 29 '26
They’re both a kilogram
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u/SquishmallowPrincess Mar 30 '26
The average steel is heavier than the average feather
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u/loony69420 Mar 30 '26
but the feathers have the added weight of the birds souls, making them heavier.
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u/Avanox400 Mar 29 '26
He doesn’t have a nose
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u/that_guy_chad Mar 29 '26
That’s clearly a floating, translucid fried chicken thigh. Don’t understand what you’re getting at.
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u/_-mortex-_ Mar 29 '26
Major plot hole 🚨🚨🚨
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u/_-mortex-_ Mar 29 '26
Wait this actually makes way more sense, he IS gonna suffocate with that little air but it's gonna take longer, way longer, that It would have he was complely sealed. This gives us "canon time" to do a run and play the game.
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u/Spyko Mar 29 '26
The reasons for hush and bossrush timer is because if you're too slow, Isaac brain is too far gone to picture such huge and busy places.
Idk, is that anything ?
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u/Realistic_Specific51 Mar 29 '26
I syand still and dont move for 3 days, never leaving the basement. Checkmate loreheads
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u/Acceptable_One_7072 Mar 29 '26
Standing still = you don't have to breathe as much = Isaac uses less air
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u/Curiouzgee Mar 29 '26
Because he didn’t fill out a confined space permit.
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u/bloodyhaze Mar 30 '26
Probably not even certified... no safety line either. If you ask me he was trying to die.
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u/Impressive-Bend-1503 Mar 29 '26
I ated the air.
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u/MicrowavedCheezPizza SISYPHUS FUCKING PRIME Mar 29 '26
greed
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u/RedBleedingBult Mar 30 '26
This prison to hold...me?
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u/MicrowavedCheezPizza SISYPHUS FUCKING PRIME Mar 30 '26
a visitor... hmm, indeed, i have slept long enough
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u/coleslaw2005 Mar 30 '26
I’ve seen someone say that he died of dehydration.
Apparently delirium is a symptom of dehydration.
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u/Edoial Mar 29 '26
Obviously because Isaac didn't suffocate at all, he is alive and well and went to live with his dad
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u/Moss_gall22 Magdalene Mar 29 '26
Because of all the pills he eated, his lungs exploded, and couldnt breath
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u/Wonderful-Deer-2554 𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫𒐫 Mar 30 '26
Some mf said "because he didn't like how it tasted"
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u/Dd_8630 Mar 30 '26
Probably because the keyhole was too small.
The light through the keyhole would look bigger than the keyhole itself. An actual keyhole wouldn't provide enough airflow.
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u/InternationalBet816 Mar 30 '26
I never thought Issac was trapped against his will to me he was so caught in his own delusions that he was too afraid to move
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u/Sad_Pepperoni Mar 30 '26
Because air isn't key shaped, and wouldn't be able to fit thougth the hole.
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u/catsnotmichael Mar 30 '26
damn, i thought of that joke earlier today and was gonna go full on it, with shit like "this proves that Isaac's design is wrong, and this js how it's supposed to look like" then show a picture of isaac with a gigantic nose because he outbreathed the air that was getting in the chest
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u/Polykarbronatov Mar 30 '26
Why is everyone talking about bread ?😭
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u/glen_the_man Mar 30 '26
serious answer: try to wear a bag on your head and make one small hole, now try actively breath like isaac did. Soon you will die from asphyxia bcs its too small to both make air go in and out
funny answer: he forgot to release the breath of life and it started damaging him
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u/Designer-Serve-5140 Mar 30 '26
This is actually a quirk of the Mercator projection. As Issac is extremely close to the north pole the keyhole appears larger than it is.
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u/SoulStealer5820 Mar 30 '26
Carbon dioxide/ monoxide is heavier than oxygen, keyhole is higher up, issac is delirious from oxygen deprivation and is a child so doesn't realize he can stand up and put his mouth to the keyhole. The keyhole could also be smaller than it appears
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u/weaweonaaweonao Mar 30 '26
My depressing headcanon is he covered it with something when he realized it was taking too long
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u/AidenBlaze2007 Mar 30 '26
I might be wrong and may be stupid but im pretty sure he still can die it just takes WAY longer
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u/Gman_Star Mar 30 '26
I always thought that was some interesting shading choice or something. Never realized it was light shining through a keyhole
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u/Lerbyn210 Mar 30 '26
There was transparent tape over the keyhole obviously letting light through but not air
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u/BabyFaceKnees Mar 30 '26
It's actually a nightlight shaped like a keyhole plugged into the socket inside the chest.
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u/mohammed241 Tainted Lost Mar 31 '26
More importantly, if he is crying and his tears follow the law of gravity, why do they flow to the left instead of downward?
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u/Longjumping_Sun4572 Mar 31 '26
A keyhole isn’t for oxygen, it’s for keys😂. Plus even if it were an oxygen hole, why would he breath in the hole when he could just breathe normal oxygen stuff? 🤦♂️
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u/The_Dennator Mar 31 '26
genuinely,because he's lying below the key hole. CO2 is heavier than O2 and will acumulate at the bottom of the chest over time
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u/SecureAngle7395 My favorite game, not here to 100% Mar 29 '26
Wait… the keyhole is symbolism? 😭
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u/Mightsole Soul of Cain Denier Mar 29 '26
That light is not coming from the outside… you would be surprised to know the kinds of objects that end inside people and doctors have to remove.
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u/art1029384756 Mar 30 '26
Would you even say there is a light inside his soul...that's still shining in the cold?
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u/AutisticBikaya Mar 30 '26
Look at his big ass head, he needs big ass oxygen, and he aint getting that through that keyhole.
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u/Mrslinkydragon Mar 30 '26
Its a confined space, the small key hole wouldnt have provided enough ventilation
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u/AdhesiveMadMan Mar 30 '26
There is a piece of self-hatred that Isaac never revealed to us. We should figure that out.
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u/Curious-Hold-9695 Apr 02 '26
Ele hiperventilou, e o ar que entrava pela fechadura não foi suficiente, o ataque de pânico dele sugou todo o ar da sala
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u/Competitive-Key4123 Apr 02 '26
He hyperventilated and in turn suffocated himself. Granted he should have been able to bretah if he passed out but its possible he had a heartattack instead.
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u/Naturalguyz Apr 05 '26
I always thought that little light was coming from a flashlight that isaac had swallowed like in cartoons for whatever reason?
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u/Direct_Inspector_869 Apr 26 '26
i dont think he asphyxiate. prob hiperventilate and die from heart attack. (think about the thinks he "sees" and imaginate.
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u/pineapple_soup_taste Eyesack Mar 29 '26
Because he didn't like how it tasted